Pinnick remains NFF president, FIFA boss Infantino insists

FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has insisted that Amaju Melvin Pinnick remains the president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) despite a Chris Giwa faction assuming leadership.

A Supreme Court verdict has installed Chris Giwa as the new NFF president and he has since assumed the role despite another Federal High Court in Jos adjourning the decision till September 25.

Giwa lost the case of the election to Pinnick even when he appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and his he has been serving a ban as he is not recognized by the world football body.

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Speaking at a press conference in Russia, Infantino stated that the rules of leadership at the NFF are stated clearly and if the country does not comply FIFA will not hesitate to ban the country.

He said, “The situation is very clear, there can be no interference in the running of the association… That’s the end of it.  If any extraordinary body think they can change the situation, then Nigeria would risk to be banned.”

“It is a very clear cut and simple case as far as we are concerned. And we have made this very clear and maybe you can help us transmit it if we didn’t come across very clear enough.”